RAF Lakenheath Thursday 3rd July 2025
I decided a visit to RAF Lakenheath was in order as I'd seen the weather forecast & it looked good, plus the fact that
12 Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptors were on base for an exercise & I was hoping I might get to
see some of them fly. My luck was in!
I arrived at around 6.45 AM & already the forest entrance was rammed. I didn't have to wait long before flying commenced,
it turned out to be a very busy morning. Initially, several Boeing F-15E Strike Eagles went up followed by a number
of Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II's. Then at around 9AM 4 x Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptors taxied out!
The F-22A Raptors are based at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia, the 4 that taxied out were
05-4097/FF, 08-4164/FF, 09-4181/FF & 09-4184/FF. 08-4164/FF returned to parking with a
technical issue & didn't fly, the other 3 thankfully did.
The other F-22A Raptors currently at RAF Lakenheath are 08-4154/FF, 08-4168/FF, 08-4169/FF, 09-4173/FF, 09-4177/FF, 09-4187/FF,
09-4191/FF & 10-4194/FF marked 94FS.
The morning consisted of a number of departures & arrivals over several hours in some glorious weather with some
very welcome missed approaches to make things just that bit more interesting.
At around 11am flying pretty much finished for the day as the base was winding down for the July 4th celebrations
which were the following day. In fact the base would be closed until the following Tuesday.
This section contains 48 images taken during the morning:
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2 x USAF Boeing F-15E Strike Eagles |
USAF Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle |
2 x USAF Boeing F-15E Strike Eagles |
2 x USAF Boeing F-15E Strike Eagles |
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3 x USAF Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II's |
2 x USAF Boeing F-15E Strike Eagles |
4 x USAF Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II's |
4 x USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptors |
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3 x USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptors |
4 x USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptors |
2 x USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptors |
USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptors |
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USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor |
USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor |
USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor |
4 x USAF Boeing F-15E Strike Eagles |
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USAF Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle |
USAF Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle |
USAF Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle |
USAF Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle |
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USAF Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle |
USAF Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle |
USAF Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II |
USAF Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II |
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USAF Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II |
USAF Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II |
USAF Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle |
2 x USAF Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II's |
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USAF Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II |
USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor |
USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor |
USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor |
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USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor |
USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor |
USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor |
USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor |
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USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor |
USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor |
USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor |
USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor |
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USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor |
USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor |
USAF Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II |
USAF Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II |
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USAF Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II |
2 x USAF Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II's |
2 x USAF Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II's |
USAF Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II |
All images copyright İRoger Whitcomb 2025 - www.milairpix.com
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